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The PolicyViz Podcast — 313 episodes

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The Math Behind Beautiful Color: David Aerne on Building Open-Source Color Tools

2

From Homework to Portfolio: NYC Open Data in the Classroom

3

Outlier 2026: What to Expect at This Year's Data Visualization Society Conference

4

Reimagining Civic Participation: The Digital Democracy Project

5

Mapping the Invisible: Inside the Atlas of Macroscopes

6

Data Vandals: Taking Data Visualization Off the Screen and Into the Streets

7

Why Government Makes Things Hard: Don Moynihan on Administrative Burden

8

AI, Dashboards, and Human Decisions: A Conversation with Melanie Tory

9

From PDFs to Pit Lane: Building a Real-Time Data Product for McLaren Racing

10

The People's Data: Why Federal Data Matters More Than Ever with Nick Hart

11

Dashboards That Deliver: A Conversation with Amanda Makulec

12

The Future of America's Data: Policy, Risk, and Resilience with Denice Ross

13

Before & After: Inside the New Book from the Storytelling with Data Team

14

Radical Cartography: What Maps Show, What They Hide, and Why It Matters

15

Why Federal Statistics Matter: Rob Santos on Trust, Data Integrity, and the Future of the Census

16

Flourish, Canva, and the Future of Data Storytelling: Duncan Clark Returns to the Podcast

17

Inside IEEEVIS 2025: Key Themes, Best Papers, and the Future of Visualization

18

Exploring Creative Data Visualization with Nadieh Bremer

19

The Future of Dashboards, Data Apps, and AI with Plotly's Chris Parmer

20

Beyond the Visual: How Tactile Maps Expand Data Accessibility

21

Telling Stories with Maps: Allen Carroll on the Art of Map-Based Storytelling

22

Fiscal Policy, Data, and Democracy: Insights from Former CBO Director Doug Elmendorf

23

From Data Literacy to Storytelling: Insights from The Little Book of Data

24

Economic Data Under Fire: Accuracy, Trust, and Transparency with David Wessel

25

Inside the BLS: William Beach on Trust, Data, and the Future of Federal Statistics

26

Why the BLS Matters with Former Commissioner Erica Groshen

27

Season 12 Premiere!

28

Shirley Wu on Data, Art, and Innovation in Visualization

29

Edward Tufte: Designing with Data, Art, and Purpose

30

From Tableau to AI: Where Data Visualization Is Headed with Andy Kirk

31

Drawing Data with Dragons: Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic on Teaching Kids and Adults Alike

32

Amanda Cox on Data Journalism, AI, and Democratizing Design

33

Data for a Continent: Inside the European Correspondent's Visual Journalism

34

Data Are Local: Context, Power, and Storytelling with Yanni Loukissas

35

Exploring the Evolution of Data Visualization with Moritz Stefaner

36

Engage, Elevate, Communicate: Davina Stanley on Crafting Clear Business Messages

37

Mapping Inequality: Braden Crooks on Redlining and Urban Transformation

38

Revolutionizing Web Development: Rich Harris on Svelte's Creation and Impact

39

Kevin Wee's Tableau Journey in Visualization and Innovation

40

Unlocking Data Communication: Unleashing the Power of R with David Keyes

41

Captivating Minds: The Science of Storytelling and Attention in a Distracted World with John Medina

42

Mastering the Art of Executive Presence with Dr. Laura Sicola: Transforming Technical Expertise into Compelling Communication

43

Designing with Type: Ellen Lupton on Typography, Inclusivity, and Innovation

44

Flowers and Numbers: Natalia Kisileva's Journey of Creativity and Community

45

Zach Bowders on Data-Driven Design: Navigating Inspiration, Innovation, and Client Collaboration

46

Empathy and Inequality: Unpacking America's DIY Safety Net with Jessica Calarco

47

Visual Narratives: The Art and Craft of Data with Federica Fragapane

48

Bridging Data Gaps: Nancy Organ on Making Data Visualization Accessible for All Ages

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Data with Heart: Giorgia Lupi's Journey from Visualization to Human Connection

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Deconstructing Data: The Modular Information Design Handbook with Nicole

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Evolving Data Visualization: Crafting the Second Edition of Visualize This with Nathan Yau

52

Insights from the Tableau Conference in San Diego

53

Visualizing the Future: Navigating the Shifts in Data Storytelling with Enrico Bertini

54

Charting Success: Nick Desbarats' Practical Approach to Data Visualization

55

Data Beyond the Screen: Sculpting Community Voices with Rahul Bhargava

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Charting New Horizons: Amanda Makulec on Leadership, Community, and the Human Touch Behind DataViz

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Tracing the Narrative: The Art of Autographic Design in Data Analysis with Dietmar Offenhuber

58

Alberto Cairo Unveils 'The Art of Insight': Evolution, Experiences, and Challenges in Data Visualization

59

Graphs, Gadgets, and Clarity: Mastering the Art of Scientific Storytelling in Research Presentation with Maarten Boers

60

Data for Good: Uniting Georgia's Changemakers with Tommy Pearce from Neighborhood Nexus

61

From Economics to Python-Powered Sports Analytics: Nate Braun's Game-Changing Journey

62

Exploring the Unbound Realms of Information Design with Sheila Pontis & Michael Babwahsingh

63

Drawing Data with Kids and Gulrez Khan

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Tracking Data Visualizations in Congress with Bill Gray

65

Be a Better Presenter with Andrea Pacini

66

Distorted Maps and Storytelling with Tomas Pueyo

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Doing Data Stuff for Money with Moxy Analytics co-founder Serena Roberts

68

Data Physicalization with the 'Making with Data' author team

69

Maureen Stone tells you all about color in data visualization

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Bringing Joy to Your Data Work with Nigel Holmes

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Building the BBC's Great British Class Calculator with Joe Sharpe and Mike Orwell

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Akkio CEO Jonathon Reilly on Data and AI

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Historical Data Visualization with authors Georges Hattab and Susan Schulten

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How to collect, analyze, & visualize hockey data with Micah McCurdy

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Jeremy Ney Visualizes American Inequality

76

New Tableau add-ins from Tristan Guillevin

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Gabrielle Ione Hickmon's How You Play Spades Is How You Live Life project

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Building Science Graphics with Jen Christiansen

79

Kirk Munroe Shows You How to Model Data in Tableau

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Public Art and Data Intersect with Ellie Balk

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Designing Greta Thunberg's new book with Stefanie Posavec and Sonja Kuijpers

82

Lilach Manheim Laurio Shows Us How to do a Better Job Critiquing Data Visualizations

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Vidya Setlur and Bridget Cogley discuss their new book Functional Aesthetics

84

Artist & Designer Edith Young Talks About Her New Book on Color

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AI, Data Tools, and More with Ethan Mollick

86

Max Kuhn Shows You How to Model Data in R

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Learn How to Draw with Abby Covert

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Visualize Qualitative Data with Julia Silge

89

Pieta Blakely and Eli Holder on Data Equity

90

Storytelling with Data CEO Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic Discusses all things Data

91

Visualizing Text with Richard Brath

92

The Axios Graphics Desk with Danielle Alberti

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Episode #220: Aliza Aufrichtig

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Flourish CEO Duncan Clark talks about the Flourish Data Visualization Tool

95

A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication with Michael Friendly & Howard Wainer

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Build Amazing PowerPoint Templates with Julie Terberg & Echo Swinford

97

Protecting Your Privacy in a Data-Driven World with Dr. Claire McKay Bowen

98

Publishing Data Columns at the Washington Post with Philip Bump

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Episode #214: Karla Starr

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New DataViz Learning Opportunity: Elevate Your DataViz Team

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Dr. Cedric Scherer Teaches You Everything You Need to Know about R

102

The Early Days of Tableau with Jock D. Mackinlay

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Dr. Tyler Morgan-Wall and the rayshader R package

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Build Amazing Tableau Dashboards with Ken & Kevin Flerlage

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Create Accessible Data Visualizations with Frank Elavsky

106

Use RStudio with Tom Mock

107

Zen Faulkes Shows You How to Up Your Poster Game

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Episode #205: Steve Franconeri and Jen Christiansen a VisComm Workshop

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Episode #204: Rebecca Pazos

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Data Viz Today podcast host Alli Torban talks design, dataviz, and more

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Create Better Tableau Dashboards with Lindsay Betzendahl

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Episode #201: Leland Wilkinson

113

Take an Equitable Approach to your Data work with the Do No Harm Guide

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Episode # 199: Miriah Meyer

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Episode # 198: Scott Berkun

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Episode #197: Casey Miller

117

Building a Data Visualization Firm with Francis Gagnon

118

Data Sketches: Nadieh Bremer & Shirley Wu

119

Episode #194: Charlie Smart

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Episode #193: Kaz Sakamoto

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Episode #192: Eva Murray

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Data Action author Sarah Williams talks using data for good

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Episode #190: Rhea Boyd

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Episode #189: Mimi Onuoha

125

Chantilly Jaggernauth shows us how to make beautiful Tableau dashboards

126

I am a book authors Stefanie Posavec & Miriam Quick visit the show

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Episode #186: Krisztina Szűcs

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Episode #185: Arathi Sethumadhavan

129

Episode #184: IEEEVIS Recap

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Algorithms of Oppression author Safiya Noble visits the show

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Episode #182: Aaron Williams

132

Automating Inequality author Virginia Eubanks talks inequality in tech

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Episode #180: Zach Norris

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Episode #179. Kandrea Wade

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Episode #178: Valentina D'Efilippo

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Episode #177: Christine Zhang

137

Episode #176: Manuel Lima

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D3 creator Mike Bostock visits the show

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Episode #174: Graham MacDonald and Claire Bowen

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Episode #173: Niklas Elmqvist

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Episode #172: Alper Sarikaya

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Episode #171: Jake Berman

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Episode #170: DataViz in the Time of COVID

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Episode #169: Meagan Longoria

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Episode #168: Ann Emery

146

Episode #167: Elevate the Debate: How to Drive Fact-Based Policy Conversations

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Episode #166: Jessica Witt

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Episode #165: Amelia Wattenberger

149

Build Awesome Conference Posters with Mike Morrison

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Episode #164: Molly Bauch

151

Episode #163: Anti-Defamation League

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Episode #162: Stéphanie Walter

153

Episode #161: Rob Simmon

154

Kenneth Field shows you how to create great maps

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Episode #159: Sandra Rendgen

156

Episode #158: Ron Wasserstein

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Episode #157: Alberto Cairo

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Episode #156: Ben Jones

159

The Financial Times' John Burn-Murdoch talks the Annotation Layer

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Episode #154: Michael Kubovy

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Episode #153: Claus Wilke

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Episode #152: Cal Newport

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Episode #151: Kassia St. Clair

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Episode #150: Learning R

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Episode #149: Michael Freeman

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Episode #148: Jessica Bellamy

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Episode #147: Lazaro Gamio

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Creating bespoke data visualizations with Alyssa Fowers

169

Episode #145: RJ Andrews

170

Episode #144: Neil Richards

171

Episode #142: Year in Review

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Episode #142: Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren Klein

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Episode #141: Tapestry Roundup with Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

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Episode #140: Scott Berinato

175

Episode #139: Michael Brenner

176

Learn about Google Data Studio with Minhaz Kazi

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Episode #137: Information+ Conference

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Episode #136:  W.E.B. Du Bois's Data Portraits

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Episode #135: Kerri Ruttenberg

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Episode #134: Kevin Hassett

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Episode #133: Hilary Mason

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Episode #132: Carmine Gallo

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Episode #131: Dan Roam

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Episode #130: A Tribute to Michael Cristiani

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Episode #129: David Johnson

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Episode #128: Andrew Ibrahim

187

Episode #127: OpenVisConf Recap

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Episode #126: Alex Selby-Boothroyd & Marie Segger

189

Episode #125: Laura Lindenfeld and Valeri Lantz-Gefroh

190

Episode #124: Eileen Webb

191

Episode #123: Scott Murray

192

Episode #122: Terri Trespicio

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Episode #121: Erin Hengel and Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham

194

Episode #120: Alberto Cairo

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Episode #119: Emma Bannister

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Episode #118: Stephy Lewis

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Episode #117: Steve Haroz

198

Episode #116: George Johnston

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Episode #115: Data Ethics with Laura Noren & Hetan Shah

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Episode #114: Andy Kirk at SocSciFoo

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Episode No. 113: What's Going On in This Graph?

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Episode #112: Len Burman

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Episode #111: Len Kiefer

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Episode #110: Ben Welsh

205

Episode #109: Jenn Schiffer

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Episode #108: Andy Kirk

207

Episode #107: Jane Pong

208

Episode #106: Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman

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Episode #105: Kenton Powell

210

Episode #104: Matt Abrahams

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Episode #103: Francis Gagnon

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Episode #102: Severino Ribecca

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Episode #101: Diana Yoo

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Episode #100: Jon Schwabish

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Episode #99: Cambria Brown

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Episode #98: Mark Monmonier

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Episode #97: Tom Weatherburn and William Davis

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Episode #96: Neil Halloran

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Episode #95: Jen Golbeck

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Episode #94: Lilian Coral

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Episode #93: Robert Kosara

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Episode #92: Catherine Madden

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Episode #91: Shomik Sarkar

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Episode #90: Javier Zarracina and Anna Flagg

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Episode #89: Priya Krishnakumar

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Episode #88: The Big Book of Dashboards

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Episode #87: Elijah Meeks

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Episode #86: Mona Chalabi

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Episode #85: Anna Flagg

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Episode #84: Dan Morgan

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Episode #83: Chad Skelton

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Episode #82: Rune Madsen

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Episode #81: Scott Schwertly

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Episode #80: Alvin Chang

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Episode #79: Jan Willem Tulp

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Episode #78: Meredith Lee

237

Episode #77: John Yorke

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Episode #76: Sarah Kalicin

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Episode #75: David Bauer

240

Episode #74: GovTech Singapore

241

Episode #73: Xan Gregg

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Episode #72: Maarten Lambrechts

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Episode #71: Tracy Gordon

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Episode #70: Simon Rogers

245

Episode #69: Hadley Wickham

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Episode #68: Randy Olson

247

Episode #67: Wilson Andrews

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Episode #66: Randy Krum

249

Episode #65: Nadieh Bremer

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Episode #64: Kim Rees

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Episode #62: Garr Reynolds

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Episode #63: Stephanie Evergreen

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Episode #61: Drew Skau & Robert Kosara

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Episode #60: Evan Sinar

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Episode #59: Beth Akers and Matt Chingos

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Episode #58: The Financial Times Graphic Desk

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Episode #57: Data+Women

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Episode #56: Andy Kirk

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Episode #55: William Cleveland

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Episode #54: Zan Armstrong

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Episode #53: Jen Christiansen

262

Episode #52: Carmen Simon

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Episode #51: Kennedy Elliott

264

Episode #50: Max Galka

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Episode #49: Brian Boyer

266

Episode #48: Center for Government Excellence

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Episode #47: Isabel Meirelles

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Episode #46: Makeover Monday

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Episode #45: Seth Blanchard

270

Episode #44: Lane Harrison

271

Episode #43: Marie Whittaker

272

Episode #42: Ben Jones

273

Episode #41: Mike Pell

274

Episode #40: Zach Gemignani

275

Episode #39: Alberto Cairo

276

Episode #38: Steven Drucker

277

Episode #37: Sarah Kliff

278

Episode #36: Xaquín González Veira

279

Episode #35: Irene Ros

280

Episode #34: Dominikus Baur

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Episode #33: Chris Parmer from Plotly

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Episode #32: Teaching Data Visualization

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Episode #31: Rees & Mushon on DataViz Empathy

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Episode #30: Jon Acampora from Excel Campus

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Episode #29: Discussion on Open Data

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Episode #28: Lynn Cherny

287

Episode #27: Dear Data Wrap-Up

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Episode #26: Jim Vallandingham

289

Episode #25: Andy Cotgreave

290

Episode #24: Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

291

Episode #23: Arvind Satyanarayan

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Episode #22: Rebecca Williams

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Episode #21: Edward Tufte

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Episode #20: Nigel Holmes

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Episode #19: Chris Ingraham

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #18: Tiago Veloso

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #17: Alyson Hurt

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #16: Justin Grimes

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #15: Aron Pilhofer

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #14: Ken Melero from Socrata

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #13: Mathematica Policy Research

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #12: Scott Klein

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #11: Mico Yuk

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #10: Dave Bruns

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #9: Scott Murray

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #8: Nick Diakopoulos

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #7: Rob Simmon

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #6: DeepLab

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #5: Maral Pourkazemi

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #4: Ben Casselman

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #3: Eric Klotz and Visualized

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PolicyViz Podcast Episode #2: Dear Data

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